Law and Environment

MAY 31, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency , which significantly narrowed the Clean Water Act’s (“CWA”) test for determining whether wetlands are protected “waters of the United States” and the federal permitting requirements for development projects in covered wetlands areas. United States , 547 U.S. United States , 547 U.S.

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JANZEN AG

MARCH 15, 2024

At the state and federal level, there are bills seeking to reduce or increase reporting obligations for foreign ownership of farmland. There are also many companies that are incorporated in a US state but owned by foreign persons. Why does it matter? Who is a “foreign person” in the eyes of USDA? More Information: USDA AFIDA

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Energy & the Law

JULY 18, 2023

A “health protection zone” is any street in San Francisco not covered in syringes and human fecal matter a 3,200-foot radius around any sensitive receptor. The state’s oil and gas regulatory agency is prohibited from approving a permit to drill or rework a well within a health protection zone except for very limited circumstances.

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CEQA Developments

MAY 21, 2023

The Supreme Court’s case number for this matter is S279242, and the Court’s docket states that the case presents the following issues: “(1) Does the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Regents of University of California (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th Regents of University of California (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 18, 2022

We are already starting to see successes in the courts, the IPCC reported that the majority of climate cases outside of the United States have seen favorable ruling. The latest IPCC is a definitive signal to the courts that climate change is not just a problem of the future, it is already harming people in every region of the planet.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 26, 2023

SAFE FOOD MATTERS INC. The leukemia findings they announced yesterday are both definitive and shocking, and should precipitate an immediate ban on glyphosate use in Canada to protect the health of us all, especially our children,” says Jennifer Baichwal, director of Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company.

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Arnold Porter

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Fleishhacker highlighted some recent additions to Arnold & Porter's programs and stated that the firm would continue to plan discussions with colleagues on important health and wellness matters. She also noted that "every person has their own definition of what [well-being] would mean for them.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

While the First Circuit reversed the district court on nearly every point and reinstated the permits, it agreed that an EJ analysis was part of the Louisiana public trust duty applicable to state permitting. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality , 2023-CA-0578. It, however, found that LDEQ had fulfilled its duty in this instance.

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Energy & the Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

Defendants’ filed a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss the whole shebang for failure to state a claim. On the other hand, a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief. Faulconer, Inc.,

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Physics World

MAY 2, 2021

While antistars are highly speculative, if they are real, then they may be revealed by their production of weak gamma-ray emission peaking at 70 MeV, when particles of normal matter from the interstellar medium fall onto them and are annihilated. The mystery of matter and antimatter.

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Law Columbia

MAY 9, 2024

Much has been said already about the decision in KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland granted on Apr 9, 2024 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court). Still, there is much more to discuss regarding its broader implications for climate litigation. Gender remains an overlooked issue in climate litigation.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2024

We have more miles of creeks and streams in Pennsylvania than any other state except Alaska. They’re missing an important truth: that much muddy sediment is definitely not “normal.” That stirs up particles of soil and organic matter from the bottom of the creek itself. Why do we worry about water anyway? It’s everywhere.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 6, 2021

ANSI states that regulatory research organizations have also included advanced and emerging materials or technologies within the scope of groups previously focused on nanotechnologies. According to ANSI, the concept of advanced materials is of increasing importance to the nanotechnology community.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Today the European Commission presented its proposals for a new gas package, called the ` Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Markets´-package. Today`s proposal are only the beginning of a longer legislative process, as the package needs to be discussed with and resolved by the Council and the European Parliament.

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Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2021

Environmental information would definitely be material to those investors, creating the possibility of lawsuits if the company released false or misleading information. The FTC has jurisdiction over consumer fraud or deception claims, and information about a company’s sustainability could well matter to consumers. BlackRock has a $4.4

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The SNPR presents new data on ballast water management systems and solicits public comments on the standards and definitions applicable to ballast tanks, hulls and associated niche areas, and graywater systems. It also requires the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) to develop corresponding regulations to enforce compliance with the EPA’s standards.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On December 16, 2022, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 which contains a material expansion of the United States Maritime Administration’s Capital Construction Fund Program. Several years ago, the definition of Qualified Agreement Vessels was expanded to include the short sea transportation trade.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Hutton On August 3, 2023, the U.S. The proposed rule would define “sustainable products and services” as products and services that are subject to and meet statutory purchasing program requirements or other U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) purchasing program requirements.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The second time was before the Supreme Court’s definition of “Waters of the United States”, including jurisdictional wetlands, in Sackett v. That apparently didn’t matter at all to these three Judges of the Fifth Circuit. The first time the Corps made this determination, a District Court Judge disagreed.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Congress’s new infrastructure bill could bring clean water to communities of color in the United States , which are disproportionately affected by water system that violate federal safety standards. “It YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. A simple science project at UK schools revealed high levels of lead in several schools’ water systems. 388 PEOPLE .

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2022

“People are starting to understand that rivers and clean waters are like the heart and lungs of the country…In a hundred years we have done so much bad to them.” – Arttu Kuiri, forester with Finland’s state-owned forestry company Metsähallitus. Tropical storm Ana causes widespread flooding in Madagascar.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 21, 2022

This is a significant expansion in the breadth and scope of what environmental matters are necessary and proper to report to the Maryland state government, including by what, who and when. None of which addresses ‘used’ oil nor aligns with federal oil definitions. the NPDES program) to be reported to MDE.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

State of Louisiana through the Department of Natural Resources , 22-0625 (La. In doing so, the Court further cemented the legislature’s sole authority to determine whether and when to satisfy judgments against the State and its agencies. In Crooks v. 1/1/23), So. million judgment for reimbursement of mineral royalties. 13:5109(B)(2).

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Acoel

MARCH 9, 2023

Murray The medieval forerunner of chemistry is said to have been alchemy and was primarily focused on transforming base metals and other matter into gold (or a universal liquid to make one immortal). If you look at a definition of the term, you will also see words like magic, sorcery, enchantment, and witchcraft. 490, 90 Stat.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S. United States , Case No. United States decision, under which the “significant nexus” test allowed for a broader interpretation of WOTUS. water[s] of the United States, (i.e., On December 18, 2023, the U.S. In Lewis v.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Among the international legal instruments that might apply to ocean CDR are the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention or LC) and the 1996 Protocol to the Convention (London Protocol or LP). to 2 o C in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 25, 2021

million commercial and industrial real estate transactions in the United States each year, so you need to be aware of the revised standard expected to be issued later this year. The new definition is explained in an appendix. 9601) and petroleum products.” 9601) and petroleum products.” The ASTM E50.02

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2024

Since 2008, DEP has determined 397 private water supplies have been impacted at one point or another by conventional and unconventional shale gas drilling activities across the state. I don't think you can pinpoint a certain area of the state. Why More Cases?

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Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2024

Some room was definitely given to future generations and intergenerational equity considerations—almost as a common thread through the cases (especially in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Portugal and 32 Other States ). As domestic decision-makers failed them, they knocked at Strasbourg’s door. The answer is bittersweet.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

As of June 7, 2023, a bill aiming to prohibit entities controlled by “foreign adversaries” from buying, leasing, or otherwise acquiring immovable property in the state has passed both the Louisiana House and Senate and is now awaiting the Governor’s approval. The bill ties the definition of “foreign adversaries” to 15 CFR 7.4(a),

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Physics World

AUGUST 18, 2021

Atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) can exist in a mysterious “supersolid” state in two dimensions, researchers in Austria have shown. Supersolidity is a counterintuitive state of matter that was first predicted in 1957 by the theoretical physicist Eugene Gross. Subsequent studies have produced nothing definitive.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

As previously stated, tribal cultural resources include intangible traditional knowledge as well as tangible resources and landscapes. This loss includes both tangible resources and landscapes as well as intangible traditional knowledge. Background: What Do Tribes Seek to Protect and Why?

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 21, 2024

Last week United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Nelson Roman ruled that Danone Waters of America, the French multinational that produces evian bottled water, must face trial over greenwashing claims that it wrongly says on the label that the water is carbon neutral.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

At least nine atmospheric rivers blasted California between December 20th and January 15th, causing flooding and extensive damage, while also delivering much needed precipitation to our parched state. First, let’s settle on some definitions. Officials are making progress, but there’s still a long way to go. Stormwater Capture in L.A.

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Acoel

JANUARY 19, 2022

Montana , 565 US 576 (2012), I find myself simultaneously wrestling with “who owns the stream bed” and the underlying property in several matters, while reviewing the PPL decision for one of the classes I teach. Credit: Maine Preservation. As we approach the tenth anniversary of the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in PPL Montana, LLC v.

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Breezometer

MAY 5, 2021

Research published by the EPA also states that: a) Children exposed to outdoor coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5), are more likely to develop asthma and need emergency room or hospital treatment for it. Here we reveal the answers if you haven't taken the test yet - why not take the quiz here first! Correct Answer: True.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 28, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules that amend the definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” which are central to classifying investors that may participate in private offerings and investments under federal securities laws. Yesterday the U.S.

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